Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Monument - Clarksburg WV
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 16.743 W 080° 20.351
17S E 556996 N 4347951
"Look at Jackson there -- Standing like a stone wall"
Brig. Gen. Bee, at the First Battle of Manassas.
Waymark Code: WM12ZW4
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2020
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Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Monument- Inscription on bronze plaque on the side of the monument-"Look at Jackson there -- Standing like a stone wall"
Brig. Gen. Bee, at the First Battle of Manassas
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Lt. General, C.S.A. Born in Clarksburg, January 21, 1824. Died May 10, 1863, from wounds received near Chancellorsville, Virginia, while fighting for a cause he believed to be just.
A world renowned soldier and military strategist who walked humbly with his God. Statue by Charles Keck, Sculptor, of New York.
Inscription on the front of the monument-Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Lt. General CSA. Born Jan. 21 1824.
The make of the monument is that the horse and statue is bronze and the base is black granite. It is about 3 feet wide and about ten feet high.
The monument is in the plaza in front of the Harrison County Courthouse Clarksburg, West Virginia, in Harrison County. Memorial is at the intersection of West Main Street and Court Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours: None
Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Statue
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